Smith, John: A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters: in which is included a short biographical notice of the artists, with a copious description of their principal pictures : a statement of the prices at which such pictures have been sold at public sales on the continent and in England; a reference the the galleries and private collections in which a large portion are at present; and the names of the artists by whom they have been engraved; to which is added, a brief notice of the scholars & imitators of the great masters of the above schools (Band 9): Supplement (London: Smith and Son, 1842)

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11. The Sportsman. A sequestered woody scene, with a
sedgy pond in front, on which are some wild ducks, and at a
little distance is a sportsman firing at them; considerably
beyond the latter is seen a huntsman pursuing a stag.
12 in. by 10.—P.
In the Collection of Mons. Martini, Paris.

12. A Waterfall. A wild and mountainous country, with
a noble cataract rushing in two volumes between rocks on
the front ground. The scene is more particularly dis-
tinguished, by a man and a boy ascending a hill at the side.
Described from a print by I. I. Strudt.

13. A View on a River by Moonlight. The picture is
distinguished by two boats lying near shore, beyond which
are seen three men round a fire in the precincts of a forest.
Described from a print by I. I. Strudt.

14. A Landscape, representing a woody country, with a flat
rustic bridge on the left, over a gurgling stream which flows
along the foreground. The scene is farther remarkable, by
two cottages in the centre, and a cluster of lofty trees
growing on a bank beyond the bridge; in this part are seen,
a peasant driving a ssock of sheep towards a man and a
woman, who are at the extremity of a winding road.
3 A 2 by 2 ft. 91—C.
Formerly in the possession of Mr. Emmerson.

15. The Castle of Bentheim. This picturesque object is
composed of a round tower and a square one, a turret, and
other erections of strength, occupying the summit of a hill,
whose base is adorned with bushy trees; above which, are